BJP MLA Sanjay Patil booked for saying Karnataka election is about Hindus vs Muslims

While speaking at a campaign meeting in Sulebhavi village a few days back, BJP MLA Sanjay Patil said that the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka is not a fight for good roads or drinking water but is about Hindus and Muslims. A video of his speech even went viral on social media. Now, an FIR has been filed against Patil for hate speech. "This elections is not about roads or drinking water , this election is about Hindus and Muslims," he had said. "I will touch my heart and tell you loudly, This is India, country of Hindus, the country where Ram was born. Ram Mandir should be built in Ayodhya and I am ready to do anything for that. Let Lakshmi Hebbalka first clear her stand on Ram Mandir. If she says her party will build Ram Mandir, then you all can vote for her, but she won't say that. But Congress build masjid, they build Babri Masjid. We build Ram Mandir," he said. Then Patil told the crowd if they want someone who prays at a temple, they should vote for BJP. "If you want Shivaji Maharaj, or someone who does pooja at Lakshmi Temple, then vote for BJP," Patil said. Source: India Today